Saturday Morning LitLinks
Another Holocaust memoir hoax? The New Republic investigates (here, here and here); author defends.
“Revolutionary Road” brings Richard Yates back into the spotlight.
Seven novelists, six poets, five short story writers and three critics win India’s coveted National Sahitya Akademi awards.
West End actors pay on stage tribute to Harold Pinter.
R.I.P. Dale Wasserman
AuthorScoop
December 27th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
“One day in the early 1990s, Herman was shot by a burglar … While in the hospital, Herman’s mother, who died in the Holocaust, came to him in a vision and told him he needed to share his love story with others … On Valentine’s Day a few years later, according to Salomon, Herman entered a competition in a newspaper to award the most romantic story. Not surprisingly, he won.”
http://www.tnr.com/booksarts/story.html?id=f458c2c8-0d4f-4dc7-8cba-15e465c2201a&p=1
The publisher might as well start settling the class action suit now.
December 27th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
yep. fishy indeed.
on a sidenote, i hope you’re having a great holiday, michael. it’s great to see you around.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Facts? Who needs facts? Facts are so boring, so ordinary. Metahistory like this Holocaust book has scant need of them. (I wonder — would Oprah buy that line?)
December 27th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Thanks William! Merry Christmas to you and everyone here.
December 27th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
That Holocaust memoir just imploded-
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081228/ap_en_ot/books_holocaust_memoir;_ylt=AvNONQp9PfAuc0MUqzbn0uqs0NUE
“Berkley Books issued a statement Saturday saying it is canceling publication of “Angel at the Fence” after receiving new information from the agent of author Herman Rosenblat…. Berkley says it will demand that Rosenblat and his agent return all money that they have received for the work.”
December 28th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
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